Ginger, Spice and Everything Nice: Trying Out Stitch Fix

I tried Stitch Fix for the first time!

Wait, what's Stitch Fix and how does it work? First, you sign on to their website and fill out a fashion style survey. Next, they assign you a stylist and you schedule your “Fix” arrival date. Your stylists then sends you five items in the mail. You can tell them about any upcoming events that you’d like an outfit for, in my case I was looking for an Easter dress and a pair of jeans. Once you have the fix, you have three days to decide which items you’re going to keep and which ones you’re going to send back.

Why am I telling you about this? Well, first of all, because several of you mentioned you’d like to know more about my experience. And because I would want to know if you were trying out Stitch Fix! Honestly, I have been SO curious about this company and service. In fact, I initially signed up and filled out my style profile almost two years ago! And then I chickened out and never scheduled my fix. I think I was worried that it’d be super inconvenient, a huge waste of my time, and I kept thinking that the items would be too expensive. I think my perspective started to shift a few weekends ago, after we spent several hours at the mall looking for clothes. I realized shopping at the mall was all of the above - inconvenient, expensive and a waste of time! After that, trying clothes on at home became more and more appealing to me. And, if you’re like me, sometimes you just need someone to tell you “try this on!” because I get stuck in a rut with my same go-to items.

My box arrived on Friday. What a fun mail day!

The clothes were packaged like a present and there was a personalized note from my stylist. Those extra touches are not lost on me. They also included style cards showing a mixture of outfits with that you can wear with that particular item.

As far as my personal style goes, the five items they sent me were perfect! I loved everything as I was pulling it out of the box.

Unfortunately, two items didn’t fit quite right (of course, it was the Easter dress and the jeans – such is life!!) so narrowing down my choices was easy. Otherwise, I probably would have bought the entire box. There is a 25% discount if you do, another added bonus if you love everything. I decided to keep the two tops and the one cardigan.

It was a huge plus to be able to try the clothes on at home. Initially, I wasn’t sure about the cardigan so I tried it on with a few of my own clothes, and it started to grow on me. Now I think it might be my favorite item.

None of the items were outrageously priced, which was my biggest concern.

Overall, given this experience, here are the pros and cons.

Pros: great customer service, personalized, adorable branding, items were sent directly to me and I could try them on in the comfort of my own home and pair with actual items from my closet, no hassle of the mall, easy to buy and return items.

Cons: I bought something I didn’t necessarily need (even though I love them) and I still don’t have a dress for Easter or a new pair of jeans.

Will I do it again? ABSOLUTELY!